WORDS OF WISDOM


Campfire Therapy

Some folks get the blues from too much
News and a doc they'll run and find.
They'll take his pills to cure their ills
And clear the fog in their minds.

A cowboy builds a fire.

He'll bathe his soul from head to toe
In it's warm and soothing light.
There's no couch and chair way out there,
Just a blanket and a starlit night.

A cowboy builds a fire.

A cowboy will go toe to toe with any foe
And never, ever show fear.
But it's those women that send his head to swimmin'
And his heart to squeezin' out that cussed tear!

A cowboy builds a fire.

There's more to it than taking a match and making
It scratch and watchin'the fire burn.
I took the time to pen this rhyme
For a campfire lesson learned.

A cowboy builds a fire.

Feed that fire or it will retire
And the flames they will go out!
For it's easier to keep it alive than to revive
One who' glow has gone out!

A cowboy builds a fire.

Twigs and sticks will give you light
Against the night and makes a red hot bed.
But to make a heart yearn you need an all night burn,
So bank some logs while it still glows red!

A cowboy builds a fire.

The rooster's crowin' while the sun starts glowin'.
Dreamy eyes open to a brand new day.
A little sigh and a long kiss goodbye and
The ember in her heart will say.

"That cowboy sure can build a fire!"

© 1999, Bill Barr


 


Cowboy Talk

A cowboy in Montana got pulled over by a State Trooper for speeding.

The trooper started to lecture the cowboy about his speeding, and in general began to throw his weight around to try to make the cowboy feel uncomfortable.

Finally, the trooper got around to writing out the ticket.

As he was doing that, he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head.

The cowboy said, "Having some problem with Circle flies there, are ya?"

The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said, "Well yeah, if that's what they are. I never heard of Circle flies."

So the cowboy says, "Well, circle flies are common on ranches. See, they're called circle flies because they're almost always found circling around the back end of a horse."

The trooper says, "Oh," and goes back to writing the ticket. Then after a minute, he stops and says, "Are you trying to call me a horse's ass?"

The cowboy says, "Oh no, officer. I have too much respect for law enforcement and police officers to even think about calling you a horse's ass."

The trooper says, "Well that's a good thing," and goes back to writing the ticket.

After a long pause, the cowboy says, "Hard to fool them flies though."


 


Three Gunfighters and A Drunk

A drunken old cowboy walks into the Long Branch, sits down at the bar and
orders a drink. Looking around, he sees three gunfighters sitting at a
corner table. He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over, looks the
biggest, meanest, gunfighter in the face and says,"I went by your grandma's house today and I saw her in the hallway buck naked. Man, she is one fine looking woman!"

The gunfighter looks at him and doesn't say a word. His buddies are
confused, because he is one bad gunfighter and kills people at the drop of a
hat. The drunken old cowboy leans on the table again and says, "I got it on
with your grandma and she is good, the best I ever had!"

The gunfighter's buddies are starting to get really mad but the gunfighter
still says nothing.

The drunken old cowboy leans on the table one more time and says, "I'll tell you something else, boy, your grandma liked it!" At this point the
gunfighter stands up, takes the drunk by the shoulders looks him square in
the eyes and says,

"Grandpa, go home, you're drunk
!"

 


Handgun vs. Wife

10 Reasons Why A Handgun Is Better Than A Wife!

10.
You can trade an old .44 for a new .22.
9.
You can keep one handgun at home and have another for when you're on the road.
8.
If you admire a friend's handgun and tell him so, he will probably let you try it out a few times.
7.
Your primary handgun doesn't mind if you keep another handgun for a backup.
6.
Your handgun will stay with you even if you run out of ammo.
5.
A handgun doesn't take up a lot of closet space.
4.
Handguns function normally every day of the month.
3.
A handgun doesn't ask, "Do these new grips make me look fat?"
2.
A handgun doesn't mind if you go to sleep after you use it.
   
And, the number one way a handgun is better than a woman:
   
1.
You can buy a silencer for a handgun!

You can thank Jackpine Bill for this contribution!

 


Will Rogers, who died in a plane crash with Wylie Post in 1935, was probably the greatest political sage this country has ever known. Enjoy the following:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works.

4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

5. Always drink upstream from the herd.

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.

8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral:
When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.


ABOUT GROWING OLDER...

First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.

Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Tenth ~ Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf.

And finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.